This database provides a wealth of information on women's rights. Topics include civil rights, feminism, marriage, politics, violence against women, and social reform.

This country profile examines key legislative events that form the history of the U.S. immigration system, the size and attributes of the immigrant population in the country, the characteristics of legal and illegal immigration streams,...

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Hudson River School.

This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.

This is an article describing the political instability in early 20th Century Mexico. It focuses on the fall of social reformer Madero and the rise of military dictator Huerta. You'll find info on the clashes and upheaval this caused.

Country Studies offers an article of the social causes and political outcomes of Chinese self-strengthening reform in the 19th century.

Resource provides an essay describing the African Americans changing of political support from Republican to Democrat in the 1930's. Includes exerpt from archived news article.

The people of Czechoslovakia reached a boiling point in 1989 with citizens clamoring for political economic, and social reforms. This article by the BBC portrays how demonstrations for such reforms ended with tragedy when the police...

A learning module on the Qin Dynasty of China. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will examine the policies of Emperor Shi...

This collection uses primary sources to explore leaders of Latin American revolutions.

This collection of primary sources explores the introduction of electric power to the United States.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Great Migration.

This collection uses primary sources to environmental preservation in the Progressive Era.

A collection of primary sources that explore the War of 1812.

A collection that uses primary sources to explore Jacksonian democracy.

At this site from the Museum of San Francisco you can check out this biography of Progressive visionary Henry George, taken from an 1889 encyclopedia (so, according to this article, he's not dead yet!). Includes photo.

This biography of Ataturk, Father of Modern Turkey lists of political revolutions, social, educational, and cultural reformations, and principles of Ataturk.

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates. The property consists of six housing estates that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic, when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive...